finextra.com Archives - 08 January 2013, Tuesday

Bitcoin-Central secures PSP license 6 hours ago | 1283 views | 0 A European Bitcoin exchange says that it has secured a license to operate as a payments service provider (PSP), bringing the crypto-currency into the formal economy. In a post on the Bitcoin Forum , Bitcoin-Central says ...

Earlier this year the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) outlined plans to start issuing online tokens with enhanced features such as "transaction signing" as part of an industry-wide security push. Standard Chartered says that it is first out the blocks, giving online and mobile...

Bitcoin merchants plan own Black Friday 2 hours ago | 630 views | 1 More than 50 Bitcoin merchants are banding together for their own version of Black Friday in a bid to stimulate the virtual currency economy. Black Friday has become an annual event in the US, taking place the day aft...

US govt's pre-paid declaration plans questioned 19 hours ago | 1380 views | 1 The feasibility of US government plans that would require travellers to add pre-paid card balances to declaration reports when they cross borders have been called into question. Last October the Treasury's F...

In a Google+ post , founder Roman Shtylman has confirmed that the exchange is now back up and running after nearly a month out of action and sought to reassure users that security has been improved and that he plans to refund those left out of pocket. Thieves managed to steal around 2...

In a Google+ post , founder Roman Shtylman has confirmed that the exchange is now back up and running after nearly a month out of action and sought to reassure users that security has been improved and that he plans to refund those left out of pocket. Thieves managed to steal around 2...

"The sheer volume of new merchants has started to explode over the last month as more businesses begin to see the value in accepting bitcoin payments," says Anthony Gallippi, co-founder and CEO of BitPay. "By accepting bitcoin, a business can receive a payment from any country, instan...

Warden, who is running for re-election in Hillsborough County's District 39, sits on the far right wing of the Republican party, campaigning for limited constitutional government. He says Bitcoin will allow online transactions that are not "subject to the inflationary whims of the Fed...

Citing sources, the FT says that the move is part of the Swiss bank's SFr3 billion money saving programme. Home to Credit Suisse's Asian private banking business, Singapore is a major wealth management hub but several banks have recently sought to switch back office roles such as IT a...

Details of the plans first emerged on Sunday when the Coding In My Sleep site published the transcript of a chat involving BitInstant co-founder Charlie Shrem. Shrem revealed that he is working with one unnamed domestic bank and one international on the branded 'Paycard' that users co...

Created by teenager Zhou Tong, Bitcoinica was one of the most successful Bitcoin exchanges until it claimed, earlier this year, that it had been hit by hackers who stole 43,554 coins, worth $87,000. Tong sold the exchange to UK-based rival Intersango in June but a second attack was su...

Created by teenager Zhou Tong, Bitcoinica was one of the most successful Bitcoin exchanges until it claimed, earlier this year, that it had been hit by hackers who stole 43,554 coins, worth $87,000. Tong sold the exchange to UK-based rival Intersango in June but a second attack was su...